MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT

 

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• Tuesday, 08 July 2021, 22 Ashlar 14

The Malaysian government has decided to re-evaluate the fees paid by Bangladeshi workers and other migrants who work on farms and factories in Malaysia and their contracts signed at work.

Datum Sheri M Savanna, the country's human resources minister, said in a statement on Monday.

Last week, the US State Department released its annual report on global human trafficking. The report, titled Trafficking in Persons (TIP), ranked Malaysia as "Tier Three".

According to the TIP report, the rate of torture of migrant workers in Malaysia has risen at an alarming rate in recent years.

It is also said that the workplace authorities do not follow any rules in collecting recruitment fees from the expatriate workers, they are being forced to work without paying proper wages and many employers are not following the terms of the contract signed with the workers at the time of recruitment.

• Tuesday, 08 July 2021, 22 Ashar 14

The Malaysian government has decided to re-evaluate the fees paid by Bangladeshi workers and other migrants who work on farms and factories in Malaysia and their contracts signed at work.

Datum Sheri M Savanna, the country's human resources minister, said in a statement on Monday.

Last week, the US State Department released its annual report on global human trafficking. The report, titled Trafficking in Persons (TIP), ranked Malaysia as "Tier Three".

According to the TIP report, the rate of torture of migrant workers in Malaysia has risen at an alarming rate in recent years.

It is also said that the workplace authorities do not follow any rules in collecting recruitment fees from the expatriate workers, they are being forced to work without paying proper wages and many employers are not following the terms of the contract signed with the workers at the time of recruitment.